| A Thought Provoking Re-examination of Today's | | | | Dr. Munger asks the reader to consider the ways |
| Church | | | | in which they have permitted the church |
| Scott Munger is articulate and direct in his | | | | structure, programs, political action groups, and |
| challenge to the church and the individuals within | | | | vague or misinterpreted theology to distort the |
| the church to rethink their perception of God. Dr. | | | | picture of God we give to the world. He |
| Munger relates his personal story of the | | | | challenges the reader to become involve in politics |
| uncertainty of agnosticism and his journey to | | | | as citizens, to vote, to speak up for rights, and to |
| acceptance of Christianity and the truth of the | | | | pray for governments and their leaders. He warns |
| Gospel message. He uses personal stories and | | | | the reader to be vigilant and to be careful not to |
| observations from his life and experiences in the | | | | "confuse earthbound political positioning with the |
| rain forest of the Philippines as well as personal | | | | divine administration of eternity." |
| experiences and observations while living in the | | | | Evil is presented from a philosophers viewpoint |
| former USSR, in Asia and in Europe. | | | | and then from scriptural teaching. Grief, misery, |
| Munger is well trained in Science, Biochemistry, the | | | | pain, suffering, and the source of evil are all |
| humanities, and in linguistics. He has studied and | | | | considered in light of the Christian's response. Dr. |
| done research in the fields of sociology, and | | | | Munger stimulates the thinking of the reader in |
| linguistics, as well as studies of the cultures of | | | | areas of evangelism and missions by using |
| other peoples. Munger is well known for his | | | | "Stories from the Rain Forest". |
| position on Evangelicalism in the contemporary | | | | The familiar New Testament story of the woman |
| church and has been featured on CNN and FOX | | | | at the well provides lessons in contrasts: |
| News. | | | | Compassion, not condescension, truth not |
| Scott served twenty years in overseas | | | | tolerance, relationship, not religion, fulfillment, not |
| missionary service. He applies the knowledge and | | | | fluff, service, not self, and organic, not organized. |
| understanding gained in these various cultures, | | | | Munger provide an appendix, notes, and index |
| languages, and Biblical studies to challenge the | | | | which make this an excellent resource for |
| American church to re-examine the veracity and | | | | classroom study, future reference, and lesson or |
| power of their personal and corporate faith. | | | | sermon preparation. |